VEX V5 Robotics Competition

The 2026–27 VEX V5 Robotics Competition game is Override. Student teams design, build, program, document, and repeatedly improve a V5 robot, then compete at local and regional events for advancement toward the 2027 World Championship. Override uses two two-team alliances on a 12-by-12-foot field; each match has a 15-second autonomous period and 1 minute 45 seconds of driver control, with 56 Cups, 63 Pins, nine Goals, and four Toggles. The wider V5 program reports more than 20,000 teams in 50 countries across over 1,700 competitions.